Protesters, police clash in Madrid

By the CNN Wire Staff

Updated 1214 GMT (2014 HKT) September 26, 2012

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – Protesters take part in a demonstration organized by Spain's 'indignant' protesters on September 26, 2012 in Madrid, a day after a mass protest in which police beat and fired rubber bullets at demonstrators.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – Protesters surround police vans near the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Tuesday, September 25. Spain's unemployment is near 25%, and demonstrators -- fed up with anti-austerity measures -- accuse the government and opposition alike of trying to solve the country's financial woes on the backs of the people.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – Demostrators shout slogans at the start of a march Tuesday to the lower house of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid. Clashes between police and demonstrators resulted in nearly 30 people being hurt, police said.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – A protester carries a sign as she walks toward the Spanish Parliament to join the demonstration.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – A restaurant owner, with his customers behind him, shouts in front of his business.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – Protesters clash with riot police Tuesday in Madrid. At one point, police charged demonstrators with batons to prevent them from approaching Parliament, which was in session.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – Protesters shout at police during the demonstration. More than 20 people among a crowd of 6,000 were arrested, police said.

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Protesters, police clash in Spain – A man hands a flower to riot police during the protest against the government's handling of the economic crisis.

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At one point, Spanish police charged demonstrators with batons to prevent them from approaching the parliament, which was in session.

Spain is facing an economic crisis with unemployment near 25%, and the protesters accused the government and the opposition alike of trying to solve the country's financial woes on the backs of the people.

Video from the scene showed police charging groups of protesters with their clubs, but such clashes were isolated.

Protesters' demands include a reduction in the size of the government, state-run broadcaster TVE reported.

Some protesters threw bottles and rocks at the police officers, who fought back, TVE reported.